20-minute weekly workout: successful shoulder-in

This exercise is useful for training your horse the basics or improving the quality of his shoulder-in. The exercise will also create a higher degree of engagement for the inside hind-leg and increase suppleness.This exercise can be done on either rein. Start the shoulder-in as you come round each bend and proceed forward straight out of it.

The exercise:

Starting on the left rein, begin should-in left at the beginning of the long side of the arena.

When your horse has given you good, balanced strides, go forward across the arena while keeping the contact on the outside rein.